501 N Tioga St Ithaca | HistoryForge

Details

Address: 501 N Tioga St Ithaca (as of 1908)
Year Built: 1908
Architects: Clinton L. Vivian

Building Type: Residence
Construction: 4 story Wood structure
Block Number: 183

Annotations

1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca

Gro. (grocery)
Flats 2nd 3rd & 4th

Description

Source of Building Data: 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas;
Multi-Family Construction: Shared wall with #501 1/2 N Tioga St;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections: ;
Porches: Porch 1, back (E), 4 stories, non-combustible roof, shared with #501 1/2 N Tioga St;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: Sanborn 1910: "Gro" (grocery), "Flats 2nd 3rd & 4th";

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Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954

Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives

"The four-story building at 501 N. Tioga St. that burned Tuesday was constructed in 1908 and designed by Ithaca architect Clinton L. Vivian, according to Mary Tomlan, an architectural historian who did a survey of Ithaca rental housing for a DeWitt Historical Society exhibit in the 1980s.
Its first owner was Isaac LaBarr, who had a grocery store on the first level and lived above, Tomlan said.
'The years prior to World War I were a popular time to be building apartments buildings like that,' Tomlan said. 'The building was essentially railroad flats, rooms that were one behind the other with a center hallway.'
Surrounded by single-family homes, the building probably served as the neighborhood grocery, Tomlan said.
'As a free-standing apartment building in a noncommercial district, it's fairly unique.' she said."

"91-year-old building housed a grocery store," Ithaca Journal, August 19, 1999, 4.

August 19, 1999

Isaac LaBarr

Resident Household in 1910

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Isaac LaBarr	M	57	Head	Merchant
Fannie L LaBarr	F	50	Wife	Clerk

Resident Household in 1910

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Frank L Tyler	M	22	Head	Clerk
Florence Tyler	F	20	Wife	None
Alice R Bryant	F	48	Mother	None

Resident Household in 1910

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Charlotte Crance	F	66	Head	Dressmaker
Mabelle Crance	F	32	Daughter	Milliner
Marie Crance	F	28	Daughter	Clerk

Resident Household in 1910

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
O F Bovier	M	45	Head	Manufacturer
Martha Bovier	F	73	Mother	None
Anna G Whiting	F	16	Niece	None

Resident Household in 1910

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Orin H Knowlton	M	28	Head	Bookkeeper
Leonora Knowlton	F	30	Wife	None
Arthur Symonds	M	21	Roomer	Electrician

Resident Household in 1910

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Harry Norton	M	35	Head	Printer
Julia M Norton	F	30	Wife	None

Resident Household in 1930

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Albert Marzell	M	33	Head	Electrician
Ruth Marzell	F	33	Wife	None
Jack Marzell	M	5	Son	None

Resident Household in 1930

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Fred H Case	M	67	Head	Piano Tuner
Minnie Case	F	63	Wife	None

Resident Household in 1930

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Eugene B Rice	M	39	Head	Salesman
Maude A Rice	F	38	Wife	None

Resident Household in 1930

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Frank T Quirk	M	42	Head	Bookkeeper
Elizabeth C Quirk	F	35	Wife	None

Resident Household in 1930

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Arthur S Edwards	M	26	Head	Civil Engineer
Sara Edwards	F	28	Wife	None

Resident Household in 1930

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Cornelia Preswick	F	70	Head	None

Resident Household in 1930

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Dorr Hines	M	44	Head	Salesman
Florence Hines	F	41	Wife	None
Edwin Hines	M	18	Son	Clerk
Robert Hines	M	14	Son	None

Resident Household in 1940

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Cornelia Preswick	F	80	Head	None

Resident Household in 1940

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Raymond Hunt	M	34	Head	Barber
Majorie Hunt	F	34	Wife	None
Richard Manning	M	11	Stepson	None

Resident Household in 1940

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Arthur Peterson	M	29	Head	Accountant
Helen Peterson	F	29	Wife	Social Worker

Resident Household in 1940

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Floyd I Ferris	M	55	Head	Printer
Susan Ferris	F	51	Wife	None
Hattie Keefe	F	81	Roomer	None

Resident Household in 1940

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Stephania Tompkins	F	33	Head	None
Viola Tompkins	F	80	Mother	None

Resident Household in 1940

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Eugene B Rise	M	49	Head	Salesman
Maude Rise	F	49	Wife	None

Resident Household in 1940

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Cony Sturgis Jr	M	33	Head	Accountant
Janet Sturgis	F	29	Wife	None
Cony Sturgis 3rd	M	3	Son	None

Resident Household in 1950

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Lloyd E Cady	M	61	Head	Superintendent
Bertha L Cady	F	67	Wife	None

Resident Household in 1950

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Herbert Teeter	M	70	Head	Caretaker
Florence Teeter	F	73	Wife	None

Resident Household in 1950

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Margaret A L Gray	F	67	Head	None

Resident Household in 1950

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Francis J Connors	M	53	Head	Freight Agent
Agnes R Connors	F	52	Wife	None

Resident Household in 1950

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Jesse E Young	M	58	Head	Postal Clerk
Georgette Young	F	25	Daughter	Elementary Teacher

Resident Household in 1950

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Charles Marks	M	59	Head	Deputy Sheriff
Virginia Marks	F	49	Wife	None

Resident Household in 1950

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
James L Steg	M	28	Head	Painting Instructor
Mary M Steg	F	25	Wife	None
Christopher J Steg	M		Son	None

Resident Household in 1950

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Horatio S Fowler	M	60	Head	Painter + Paper Hanger
Bessie L Fowler	F	65	Wife	None